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How to pronounce theme in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms idea, melodic theme, musical theme
Type of air, line, melodic line, melodic phrase, melody, strain, tune
Has types motif, variation, statement, motive
Derivation thematic


the theme is announced in the first measures.
Type Words
Synonyms composition, paper, report
Type of essay
Has types term paper
Type Words
Synonyms base, radical, root, root word, stem
Type of form, signifier, word form, descriptor
Type Words
Synonyms subject, topic
Type of substance, content, subject matter, message
Has types head, question, keynote, precedent, bone of contention
Derivation thematic


his letters were always on the theme of love.
Type Words
Synonyms motif
Type of thought, idea
Has types topos
Derivation thematic


it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme.
Type Words
Type of render, furnish, provide, supply


the restaurant often themes its menus.

Examples of theme

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Their conviction and its manifestations comprise the central theme of this book.
From the online.wsj.com
Tablescapes continued the earthy theme with sunset-hued linens by Connie Duglin.
From the charlotteobserver.com
For example, electric tracks catapult rollercoaster riders daily at theme parks.
From the sciencedaily.com
A fifth-grade language arts unit is centered on the theme of meeting challenges.
From the DesMoinesRegister.com
Next week the theme is digital, and the deadline for your entries is 11 October.
From the bbc.co.uk
It kicks off with the Nelson Masked Parade, which has the theme Playful Pacific.
From the nznewsuk.co.uk
It's a bleak theme, mental illness, and I was easily distracted from reading it.
From the odt.co.nz
His first season, whose theme is hard to find, is intriguing, if not resounding.
From the guardian.co.uk
Theater on ice performances incorporate a theme, emotion, or story set to music.
From the boston.com
More examples
  • Provide with a particular theme or motive; "the restaurant often themes its menus"
  • Subject: the subject matter of a conversation or discussion; "he didn't want to discuss that subject"; "it was a very sensitive topic"; "his letters were always on the theme of love"
  • A unifying idea that is a recurrent element in literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"
  • (music) melodic subject of a musical composition; "the theme is announced in the first measures"; "the accompanist picked up the idea and elaborated it"
  • Composition: an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"
  • Root: (linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed; "thematic vowels are part of the stem"
  • Theme is a 1988 album by Leslie West. It featured Jack Bruce and Joe Franco.
  • In the visual arts, a theme is a broad idea or a message conveyed by a work, such as a performance, a painting, or a motion picture. This message is usually about life, society or human nature. Themes are the fundamental and often universal ideas explored in a work. ...
  • In computing, a theme is a preset package containing graphical appearance details, used to customize the look and feel of (typically) an operating system, widget set or window manager.